FULL TIME NORDSJAELLAND 0 CHELSEA 4 The scoreline suggests that this was a cakewalk, but Chelsea found Nordsjaelland a tough proposition for large parts of that. The little-fancied Danish side played some nice stuff and, even though they went 1-0 down in the first half, kept asking questions of Chelsea, who were a bit off colour for most of the match. Had a shot on 72 minutes gone in rather than being tipped onto the post and away by Cech, it could have been an upset. Chelsea pulled away in the last few minutes, though, scoring on 79, 82 and 89 minutes. Overall, a much more enjoyable and even game than we were expecting. Thanks for your emails, and for following it with us. Goodnight.

Juan Mata had a fine game and deserved his two goals

90 mins: Boy, sport can be cruel. Nordsjaelland are now getting a proper hiding, having been right in the game for 80 minutes. And had that shot gone in, rather than onto the post... The ref decides that we've all had enough without much injury time and that is the end of that.

GOAL! 89 mins: Ooh, that is a touch of class from Oscar. I really like the look of this lad. Good link up, he gives and goes, he's zipped into the area and crossed it for Ramires to score with the tap in. Nordsjaelland 0 Chelsea 4 (Ramires 89)

Really excellent response from Douglas Jardine about supporting English clubs in Europe: "Fascinating answer yes there is definitely a less parochial attitude to supporting English clubs in European competition regardless, compared to twenty years ago.

TV and the Champions League coverage means we are all comfortable watching Real Madrid and the other Spanish club. But on the other hand, who can forget Alan Green's immortal implore "Come on, Didier!" at the climax to the penalty shoot-out, and who didn't cheer on Middlesbrough and Fulham during their equally unlikely Europa Cup adventures recently?

You may not like how Chelsea came about their riches, but you have to look past the owner, or every time we watch Man Utd or Liverpool we think of Americans who are basically taking advantage of our emotions to make money on the back of those emotions. That isn't really something you can accuse the Chelsea owner, or the Man City owners of.

And what about the owners of Villa or Sunderland, who like to try to not lose too much money, but won't or can't push the boat out to actually spend enough to win something?

And what about our friends at Arsenal. Do their fans really honestly sleep better at night knowing their Board make an operating profit and hang the end of season results?

Or Tottenham with their bewildering quantity of player acquisitions and disposals?

This is not to criticise any particular club, because I happen to like watching any and all of them doing well in Europe, mainly on the grounds their success keeps up the strength and prominence of the English Premier League, but I do feel that every club in this league is easily vulnerable to criticism on its modus operandi. We live in a capitalist society, fiercely proud of it, why would we not want the emotional part of our lives to not reflect that?

Do we really want to see a Nordsjaelland win, a Cluj win, so many plucky little teams beating our big ones, so often that UEFA reward this giant-slaying with a reduction in our CL places from four to three to two? How is that a good thing?

And meanwhile Dismas writes: "The hater of Torres am sorry for you because he has helped chelsea alot and you cant laugh at him any more." Well you can't say fairer than that, can you?

84 mins: Not sure the scoreline reflects how close this was for long periods, but class will usually tell in the end. Chelsea cashing in now as the Danes start to look a little tired. Giving them the runaround.

83 mins: That is Mata's last act of the night, he's replaced by Mikel. For the hosts, Michael Laudrup's lad Andreas comes on.

GOAL! 82 mins: Mata has been excellent, as per, and he has capped it with a second. Chelsea have the ball to feet in the box, Lampard is involved and it's a bit of a crowd scene. Mata surges forward, gets a bit of luck with the break of the ball and slots it home nicely. Nordsjaelland 0 Chelsea 3 (Mata 82)

GOAL! 79 mins: Well, that is an absolutely lovely freekick from David Luiz. A pearler. 27 yards out, on the left hand side, and that curls over and around the wall into the top corner. A goal worthy of settling any game. Nordsjaelland 0 Chelsea 2 (Luiz 79)

76 mins: Dangerous tackle from Runje on the edge of his box on Ramires. Yellow card and a freekick inside the D. Mata drills it into the wall.

75 mins: Mata making a nuisance of himself down the right and he flips it over to Oscar. A defender JUST gets it away with his head.

74 mins: Thats' Beckmann's last action, he is subbed off for Christensen.

72 mins: John picks it up on the left and cuts back inside before letting fly with a lovely curling strike that Petr Cech tips against the post. Oof. Bad luck lad. Beckmann strikes the follow up well but Ashley Cole is in the way to block it.

70 mins: So Chelsea living a little dangerously here at 1-0. Still lots of the ball for the home side.

68 mins: Mtiliga bursts down the left and tries to get a cross in. Ivanovic does the necessary.

63 mins: The impressive Parkhurst bombs forward again and square is to Beckmann. He skews his shot well wide.

61 mins: Shot from Nordsjaelland's skipper Stokholm from outside the area but it's beaten out by Cech.

59 mins: Chance for Nordsjaelland! The versatile centre-half Okore, sporting a head bandage since his knock, comes forward and delivers a really nice ball into Beckmann. His looping header is well over, though. Should have done better. Goalscoring/forwards looks like this side's weakest suit to me. Good keeper, some nice ball-players in defence, bit of creativity and composure in midfield but lacking the cutting edge.

56 mins: Lampard and Oscar link up nicely but there's numbers back and the move breaks down.

55 mins: Super run from Oscar but he just finds one too many red shirts in the way. Nordsjaelland still shading the possession 52-48. That said, a second Chelsea goal seems far more likely than an equaliser.

52 mins: Quality from Torres, strength and vision to hold off his man and slip it in to Moses. AGAIN the ball in the net, but the ref has blown.

50 mins: Ramires has clattered Beckmann, perhaps offended by his opponent's truly disgusting buzzcut mohican. From the freekick, the ball finds its way to John on the left wing. He cuts inside well and drills a hard low shot in that just misses.

49 mins: This Hansen is having a good game in the Nordsjaelland goal, now punching a corner clear.

48 mins: Ivanovic is commanding the Chelsea defence now in the absence of England's Lionheart, and he reads a good ball forward very quickly.

47 mins: Warning signs for the hosts. Lovely pass carves them open and Torres is onto the ball. Hansen is out very quickly to block.

46 mins: Right then. We're off. Right away, Nordsjaelland try to get too clever at the back and Torres pressures the ball. It's in the net but offside.

HALF TIME Well, Nordsjaelland must be pretty pleased with their efforts apart from one little sloppy moment. Chelsea have been alright, without really bringing their A game, and one would imagine that they will now coast home fairly comfortably. Let's get some emails.

Douglas Jardine writes: "You say that 'It's vital Nordsjaelland don't let in another one before half time'. Unless you are suffering from bullying Viking parents, surely for your mainly UK audience you should be writing 'it's vital Nordsjaelland do let in another one before half time.' Or were you one of the commentators urging on the plucky German penalty takers in Munich 'for the sake of balance'?"

Fascinating question, I think. I reckon 20 years ago most UK football fans would probably have cheered on English teams in Europe but I don't know if that is so true these days. As an English person who does not support a football team in the Premier League, I have no particular tribal beef with Chelsea, although I cannot say I admire how they have come by their riches. But more to the point, do they represent me, as a random English person? I cannot say that I feel they do. Not that I am saying this is their function. So I don't derive any sort of patriotic satisfaction from their success. Also, as a sports fan, I would prefer to see the underdog do well. Why not? As an aside, I think you are misunderstanding the meaning of "balance" in reporting. To urge on x over y would not be balanced. Thanks for writing - would you like to respond?

Ziyansamnani "Having spent 50 million pounds on him, there have always been high expectations of Torres since his transfer from Liverpool, some could say to the extent of an expectation of a goal-per-game scoring rate. Sure, he may be the top scorer in the EPL right now, but there is still a long stretch of the season remaining, and we all want to see if he can maintain his strong form through the whole year."

“Why do Chelsea not help Torres?” asks David Smith. "Torres just has strikers jitters! remember how Rooney went off form completely 2 seasons ago well that could be what’s happened to Torres!”

44 mins: But the ball now breaks to Torres in the area - glorious chance. But he hits it straight at the keeper. The ball is drilled back to him and Torres puts it in the net this time, but by now he is five yards offside.

43 mins: Okore and Moses going at it hammer and tongs down the Chelsea left. Okore wins the race.

40 mins: Nordsjaelland can break in numbers but unfortunately John's pass is wild. Not a huge amount from Chelsea in the last few minutes.

38 mins: Decent drive from Mtiliga frmo distance but Cech is well up to the task.

36 mins: Neat play down the Nordsjaelland right and a good ball in from Parkhurst. Diving header behind from Gary Cahill.

34 mins: Distressing goal to give away but that's the nature of trying to build from the back, I guess. Now it's vital that Nordsjaelland don't let in another one before half time.

GOAL! 33 mins: Ah, but that is a shame for the hosts. Adu is under pressure as he tries to play it out from the back. Torres hunts him down and robs him. He slips it to Lampard, who has the composure to spot Mata surging free down the right. He slides the ball into his path and Mata does the rest. Nordsjaelland 0 Chelsea 1 (Mata 33) Honourable mention to Fernando Torres for his workrate in closing down the defender.

31 mins: Luis fouls Nordstrand.

30 mins: So after half an hour the hosts are absolutely holding their own, admittedly after a touch of good fortune at the start when their fullback headed against his own post.

29 mins: Decent move from Nordsjaelland leads to Adu having a shot blocked on the edge of the box. But here come Chelsea on the break. They win a corner but it is cleared.

27 mins: Very unsettlingly, there seems to be a crowd noise mike turned RIGHT UP in one section of the ground, so occasionally you get a deafening roar of sound on the TV coverage. Quiet period of the game.

Robby King writes: "Torres is the top scorer of the top team in the Premier League. That should be enough to silence his haters." I think we both know that, unfortunately, this is not the case, Robby.

23 mins: Nordsjaelland doing really well now, passing it around and not looking outclassed at all. They switch the play and here's the American Parkhurst up from right back. Torres is back to defend and clear. Nordsjaelland have had 54% of the ball so far.

22 mins: Torres breaks and fires in a low shot from the edge of the box and keeper Hansen blocks with his legs.

19 mins: Nordsjaelland are playing some nice stuff now. Now a ball in, and Lorentzen has got the better of Cole! Gets in front of him but Ashley JUST recovers in time to stab a toe out.

16 mins: Come on you Danishes! US international full-back Parkhurst drills a ball in and Morten Nordstrand takes a shot. Good effort, and they have won a corner via a deflection off David Luiz. Nordstrand is lurking dangerously but the ball is cleared.

14 mins: Nordsjaelland enjoying a good couple of minutes. Now comedy's David Luiz has to head clear. Nordsjaelland surge forward again after Ashely Cole gives it away, and John fires a shot over.

12 mins: Decent ball forward from Nordsjaelland but Ivanovic successfully effects Chelsea's first bit of defending of the night with a header.

10 mins: Mata breaks down the right, Chelsea have three running into the area. Mata cuts it back for Lampard but he skies his shot. Poor by his own high standards.

9 mins: No further threats from Chelsea for a bit. The Danish side looking to play some stuff but are prone to giving it away. Now a wild clearance drops to Torres! But he trips over the ball as he runs into the area.

6 mins: Okore is off the pitch with a cut above the eye. Tough, well-built lad, he looks like he could be a boxer. They are stitching him up in the dugout!

4 mins: Close! The ball comes in from the right and Moses rises at the back post. A brave intervention by Okore denies him, but some good fortune for the Nordsjaelland defender as his clearing header hits the post. He has picked up a nasty knock in the process.

3 mins: Torres bursts into the area, and tries a backheel to Moses. It must be catching: now Moses tries a backheel of his own to Oscar. The ball bobbles around and Oscar plays it across goal, but Torres cannot get on the end of it.

2 mins: Lampard picks the ball up deep and distributes it, ensuring that plenty of team-mates get an early touch. You would imagine that only complacency can undo Chelsea here.

1 mins: Nervy early touch for Petr Cech.

19.40 Well then. Here come the teams. The Danish side in a nice simple red, Chelsea in their regular blue. Frank Lampard looks like he means business, perhaps he wants to make a point after being left out for three games. How will coach Kasper Hjulmand approach this?

19.30 Robbie DM says that he has included Moses for width; Hoddle says the player provides power and pace that offer a contrast to the other attacking options.

19.20 Have we all seen the news that Michael Ballack has retired? Gosh, I bet he'd be a difficult so-and-so to have kicking around the house in his grumpy cardigan. Hope he's got a hobby or something.

19.15 About 900 Chelsea fans there, and there are plenty empty seats. The pitch doesn't look wonderful. Chelsea will be hoping they can avoid any slip-ups, and will be doing so without John Terry. He drops to the bench in favour of Gary Cahill. Victor Moses comes in for Eden Hazard. Frank Lampard has the armband. The Danish champions can call upon fit-again forward Mikkel Beckmann.

19.10 Nordsjaelland, only formed in 1991, as I said are not playing in their home town of Farum. Instead, they are playing at the capital's Parken Stadium. The eagle-eyed will not the presence of a fellow called Laudrup in the Nordsjaelland squad. That's Andreas, son of Michael. Quick, left-footer, but will start on the bench tonight. Oh yay, in the Sky Studio, there's Ole Red Face himself, Peter Schmeichel, who notes how hard it can be with a famous dad, pointing out the example of his own son.

19.00 It's Nordsjaelland! It's the game they all wanted! Apart from Thom Gibbs, who has pulled rank and is currently live-blogging the Manchester United match. But we don't care about him, or them, do we? We are here to see if Chelsea can get their first win in Champions League group E, having drawn with Juventus last time out. It's very much what European football nights are all about as the mighty European champions take on a Danish side who were only formed in 1991 and I'll just get any accusations of bias out of the way early doors by saying that I want Nordsjaelland to win. Well, you have to root for the little guy, right?

Let's get some red hot team news. I wonder if Chelsea are going to rest a few?